Definitions for actress
ˈæk trɪsac·tress

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actressnoun

   a female actor

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actressnoun

   A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).

2. actressnoun

   A female actor on the stage or in films.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Actressnoun

   Etymology: actrice, Fr.

   1. She that performs any thing.

   Virgil has, indeed, admitted Fame as an actress in the Æneid; but the part she acts is very short, and none of the most admired circumstances of that divine work. Joseph Addison, Spect.

   2. A woman that plays on the stage.

   We sprights have just such natures
   We had, for all the world, when human creatures;
   And therefore I that was an actress here,
   Play all my tricks in hell, a goblin there. John Dryden, Tyr. Love.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Actressnoun

   a female actor or doer

2. Actressnoun

   a female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. actrice.]

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actress' in Nouns Frequency: #2541

Anagrams for actress »

1. casters

2. recasts

How to pronounce actress?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of actress in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of actress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of actress in a Sentence

1. Ellen DeGeneres:

   Seventeen years ago, Read MoreThe actress and dancer first season, I saw the Missy Elliott video, and I was like,' There's this little girl in this video that is so good', and Read MoreThe actress and dancer producers found you, had you on the show, and look at you now. I mean it's amazing.

2. Peter Dinklage:

   There’s a lot of hypocrisy going on, literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White. But you’re still telling the story of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.’ Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me.

3. Damian Lewis:

   Many people have spoken about her career and many more will, so that's where I'll leave it because it strikes me that two things are happening this weekend: an outpouring of grief and shock, and a celebration of Helen McCrory the actress from fans everywhere, and of Helen the person, and that's who I want to talk about.

4. Dyan Cannon:

   Jennifer Grant is extraordinary in every way, not just spectacularly beautiful, but inwardly majestic, special and kind … I ’m always with Jennifer Grant and the kids … I ’m Actress Dyan Cannon. I ’m not a grandmother, I ’m a gogo because I ’m always on the go. We have an amazing relationship. We’re so honest and real with each other. Sometimes it’s difficult, but most of the time it’s wonderful.

5. Jessica Jones:

   The only thing we couldn't do was drop f-bombs, which we wanted to, one of the things that's unique about this character is that( Ritter) is not afraid as an actress, and Marvel as a studio, to let her make some stupid-ass decisions, to be wrong, to look ugly as a character.

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